Understanding Our Divine Identity and Destiny with Wade & Jennifer Beckstead

What if the key to overcoming addiction, making better choices, and living with more purpose came down to one thing, knowing who you truly are? In this episode, Will sits down with close friends Wade & Jennifer Beckstead to dive deep into Tad Callister's powerful talk on our divine identity and eternal destiny. From the concept of spiritual identity theft to the logic of "like begets like," this conversation will challenge and inspire you to see yourself, and everyone around you through God's eyes.

They explore why we are not just creations of God but His literal offspring, what that means for our potential to become like Him, and how the temple is the very place where that transformation begins. Plus, Wade and Jen get refreshingly personal about parenting, marriage, faith, and the spiritual gifts they've had to earn the hard way.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why President Nelson's answer to pornography addiction was "teach them their identity and purpose" and why that's more powerful than it sounds
• The difference between being a creation of God vs. an offspring of God, and why it completely changes your sense of worth and potential
• How "spiritual identity theft" works and how to recognize it in your own life
• What five categories of witnesses, scripture, early Christians, poets and authors, logic, and history, teach us about our quest for godhood
• Why C.S. Lewis said "there are no ordinary people" and what that means for how we treat others
• How ordinances and covenants in the temple are the keys to unlocking godly power in our lives
• Why spiritual gifts are not just given, they are earned, and how to seek them intentionally
• The surprising way temple robes connect to a physical therapy research study on visualization and growth

Leave a comment below! What spiritual gift are you currently seeking or working on? We'd love to hear from you. Don't forget to Subscribe to Temple Bound for your weekly dose of eternal perspective! 

Resources & References Mentioned:

• Talk: Our Divine DNA by Tad Callister https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/tad-r-callister/our-identity-and-our-destiny/
• Book: Look to Me in Every Thought by Dennis Deaton
• Scripture: D&C 84:20–21
• Scripture: John 17 "That they may be made one"

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